I dragged myself out of bed at 6 am to catch the early tee times today at the Wendy’s Championship. Morgan Pressel (who shot -2 today) was already out by 7:15 am, so I missed her. I followed the marquee 8:32 am group instead: Annika, Paula Creamer, and Wendy Ward.

Paula shot -4, but it could have been much better because she had so many good looks from 12 feet and in. I will have much more to say later about Paula, but, for now, let me just say I was really impressed by Paula’s game. She is the real deal. Annika, meanwhile, took 13 holes to make her 1st birdie, and was clearly rusty from her 2-week vacation from golf.

It was a gorgeous day today, and the course was there for the taking. Tartan Fields is pretty wide open, so you should be in the fairway off the tee all day. Currently, Paula Marti, Soo-Yun Kang, and Heather Daly-Donofrio share the lead at -6. I asked Soo-Yun (who won in Portland last week) a question during the post round-interviews, and I’ll have that and much more later… Stay tuned.